esmal

Old French

Alternative forms

esmail; asmail; amail; esmaille, amaille

Etymology

From Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt (“melted fat”).

Noun

esmal m (oblique plural esmaus or esmax or esmals, nominative singular esmaus or esmax or esmals, nominative plural esmal)

enamel (glossy material)

Descendants

Middle French: esmail
- French: émail (see there for further descendants)
Picard: émaîy, émay (Athois)
Walloon: èmay (Forrières, Liégeois)
→ Middle English: esmale, awmayl, amall

⇒ Old French: amailler
- ⇒ Old French: enamailler
  - → Middle English: enamaylen, enamelen, innamylen
    - English: enamel

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